Got pulled over when carrying for 1st time.

HEMIzygote · Post by **HEMIzygote** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:09 am

I got pulled over on my way home from Lubbock to DFW for the July 4th break. It was in Snyder TX and I got pulled over coming down 'the hill' as it is known where they always get you since no one rides the brake coming down it so you always go over 70. Well, I was a bit over 80 when he lit me up.

Pretty lame, but part of life.

He came up to the car pretty irritated that I was 'intentionally' speeding so fast. I apologized, didn't argue, and just answered what he asked.

He requested my DL and insurance as he said I would be ticketed for excessive speeding. I handed him my DL and CHL and I dug for my insurance card in my wallet. Before I had it out, he was handing back my DL and CHL and stated I would be issued a warning for speeding. He walked to his car, came back a few minutes later with the written warning.

Then he thanked me for taking my time and responsibility in a service that not many Texans have.

So I guess that CHL just paid for itself with the price of the ticket.

Just thought I would share.....

phddan · Post by **phddan** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:13 am

Cool

Dan

Mage34 · Post by **Mage34** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:14 am

Cool....my Military ID use to work like that sometimes. We should be proud that some people still recognize service to something other than ourselves from time to time.... though truthfully I wouldn't expect it next time

Venus Pax · Post by **Venus Pax** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 11:32 am

I'm glad that worked out so well. Some LEOs tend to go a little easier on people they know are good citizens.

stevie_d_64 · Post by **stevie_d_64** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:32 pm

Good for you!

Now...As I plan to do this on my next "encounter"...

If I get a warning, I'll be figuring out what the cost of that ticket/fine would have been if I get a warning, and donating that amount to the local (if they have one, if they don't I'll figure something out) Law Enforcement Family find, or the like...

Something struck a similar cord with me in another thread where this kinda thought came up...

Its either this, or buy the equivalent $$$ amount in ammo...

RHZig · Post by **RHZig** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:38 pm

Nice to see a good guy catch a break sometimes!!

AV8R · Post by **AV8R** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 12:53 pm

You're fortunate to have had a good experience in Snyder. The worst, most aggressive trooper I have encountered to date was in the same spot, a bogus "bad tail light" stop, which was a ruse for a car search, which I refused. After bullying and some threats, he made a call, at my request, to the local Sheriff, with whom I had worked on a civic project in Snyder a few months earlier. He then contemptuously let me go.

HEMIzygote · Post by **HEMIzygote** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:37 pm

They are ruthless and rude all the time, including the Judge there. The guy was rude until he saw my CHL. The attitude change was night and day difference.

I respect them all, kind and rude.

But there is just something about Snyder, TX. There must be something in the water.......

retrieverman · Post by **retrieverman** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:08 pm

In the last 12 years as a CHL holder, I have been stopped maybe a dozen times and have only been ticket one time. In every stop, the officers seem to relax somewhat after seeing my CHL, and I have even had a couple want to "compare" carry guns.

I am NOT a supporter of law enforcement, but overall, my traffic stop experiences have been very positive. I contribute that to me being a CHL holder.

pbandjelly · Post by **pbandjelly** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 2:27 pm

retrieverman wrote: I am NOT a supporter of law enforcement,

you a supporter of chaos?

Seburiel · Post by **Seburiel** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:22 pm

pbandjelly wrote:you a supporter of chaos?

Perhaps he supports the concept that a man should ultimately be responsible to/for himself and his family...
or, I could be wrong.

KBCraig · Post by **KBCraig** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:23 pm

pbandjelly wrote:
retrieverman wrote: I am NOT a supporter of law enforcement,
you a supporter of chaos?

False dichotomy.

anygunanywhere · Post by **anygunanywhere** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:59 pm

retrieverman wrote:In the last 12 years as a CHL holder, I have been stopped maybe a dozen times and have only been ticket one time.

Might want to slow down or buy a better radar detector.

Anygun

RHZig · Post by **RHZig** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:29 pm

retrieverman wrote:
I am NOT a supporter of law enforcement,

Hmm.....

RubenZ · Post by **RubenZ** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:41 pm

I've been reading other CHL boards and I've come to the conclusion that a lot of CHL holder get pulled over a lot. Whats up with that :)